Rush has done an excellent job of staying neutral. I know my Rush, and he is setting himself up for a collasal "I Told You So" (So am I)
I wish he would have taken the strategy of fighting openly for McClintock. He dropped the CA issue pretty much after (R)nold "right turn" press conference that got all the True Believers clappin' and stompin' along with the music. I think he knew that the Celebrity Worship going on might be bigger than his influence to overcome. I think he might have been wrong.
One thing is clear, Medved, Hannity, OReilly et al are truely second tier Conservative thinkers and strategists, as they demonstrate on (R)nold/Tom issues daily...
Ray Haynes Endorsement[snip]...Tom was not at those meetings, and Darrell asked me what I thought Tom would do if he financed the recall. I told him I didn't know, but Darrell would have a persuading argument to ask him to step aside, since Tom could not have made it work without Darrell's help. I know Darrell talked to Tom about not running. Tom ultimately decided not to reconsider. Issa is a strong conservative, and was, more than any other, responsible for the success of the recall, but Tom's believed he should be Governor. That was one of the principal reasons (though not the only one) Darrell chose not to run. We lost a solid conservative, who could have financed his own campaign, and got a solid conservative who could not, because Tom believed he was entitled to the Governor's office. [end snip